Ingredients (Makes 12 large or 24 small biscuits) 200g unsalted butter325g plain flour150g caster sugar3 tsps of dried lavender flowers1 free range egg yolk Method: Preheat the oven to 160`cPlace a layer of baking paper on an oven tray.Mix together the flour, sugar, butter & lavender using a food processor. The mix should resemble breadcrumbs.Then … Continue reading Lavender Shortbread
It's actually more syrup than honey but that what we have always called it in our house. It uses the resin in the needles and sugar to give a delicious, thick, sweet, runny treat that is perfect on toast, drizzled over ice cream, added to tea as a sweetener or just eaten from the jar … Continue reading Spruce Tip “Honey”
Why Keep Chickens? Keeping chickens is great fun and enormously rewarding but over and above that they make a practical addition to anyone who wants to become more self sufficient. They give you an almost year round supply of eggs that are free range and fresh. Often supermarket eggs can be quite a few weeks … Continue reading Keeping Chickens Part 1: The Basics
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